Female Genital Mutilation in Rural Regions of Iraqi Kurdistan: A Cross-Sectional Study.

CONCLUSIONS: FGM continues to be prevalent in rural areas of Iraqi Kurdistan. Public health interventions in this region are needed to improve knowledge about the harmful effects of FGM, its illegality, and the importance of prevention, particularly targeting leaders and households with low education levels. PMID: 31365315 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31365315?dopt=Abstract

Source: Public Health Reports - August 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Public Health Rep Source Type: research